Ten of the 14 teams are ranked in the Top 25 by the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll, with newly-anointed No. 1 Minnesota and third-ranked Cornell leading the pack.
Wrestling begins at 1 p.m. Sunday with four first-round matchups, followed by the remaining first round matches at 3 p.m.
The Gophers (10-1) will have a first-round bye and face the winner of the Chattanooga-North Dakota State dual.
Cornell (10-0) will also have a first-round bye and face the winner of the Virginia Tech-Oregon State dual.
First round matches pit Oklahoma (9-3) against Bloomsburg (7-6) with the winner facing either Illinois (9-6) or Central Michigan (8-7). Oklahoma is ranked 10th this week, while Illinois is ranked 18th.
Host Ohio State (9-4) will face Hofstra (6-7) in the opening round with the winner taking on either Iowa State (8-4) or Kent State (10-9).
Teams were seeded and matched up according to several factors including team ranking and conference affiliation as well as taking into account past and future matches scheduled for this season.
Quarterfinal winners will face off Sunday evening at 7 p.m. Action continues on Monday with the semifinals at 1 p.m. and the finals set for 4 p.m.
The semifinals and finals will be televised live on the Big Ten Network with early rounds and consolations streamed on Flowrestling.
"We believe we have a great event set for St. John Arena and the fans on hand will have an opportunity to witness some of the best action Division I wrestling has to offer," said NWCA Executive Director Mike Moyer. "We've brought the National Duals back to campus and giving the campus community a chance to experience high-level Division I wrestling where every match matters."
Draws: (InterMat dual meet rankings)
No. 1 Minnesota first-round bye
No. 17 North Dakota State vs. Chattanooga
No. 16 Iowa State vs. Kent State
No. 13 Ohio State vs. Hofstra
No. 11 Oklahoma vs. Bloomsburg
No. 19 Illinois vs. Central Michigan
No. 18 Virginia Tech vs. No. 25 Oregon State
No. 5 Cornell first-round bye
Stats:
Ranked Teams: 10
Ranked Individuals (InterMat): 62
Returning All-Americans expected to compete: 24
Schedule:
Sunday, Feb. 16
Preliminaries -- 1 p.m., 3 p.m.
Consolations -- 5 p.m.
Quarterfinals -- 7 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 17
Semifinals & Consolations -- 1 p.m.
Finals & Third Place -- 4 p.m.
For ticket prices and media inquiries, check out the National Duals event page.
Live results are available at Trackwrestling.com by clicking here.
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